Gun Buyback Suspended As The Weapons Pour In

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September 4, 1992

SEATTLE — A gun buyback program was suspended on its second day after more than 350 weapons were turned in to police and the sponsors paid out most of their money. ''We just didn't anticipate the popularity of the program,'' James Kelly, president of the Stop the Violence coalition of businesses and neighborhood groups, said Wednesday. The group had only about $20,000 cash on hand when the program, which paid $50 for handguns, began on Tuesday. It will resume when more donations come in, the coalition said.